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Mission Improbable: Series 1: Egypt!

Egypt!

Series 1

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Journalist Jane and her weary companions search the desert for the enigmatic Dr Ralph.

Journalist Jane and her weary companions search the desert for the enigmatic Dr Ralph. Stars the Boom Jennies. From December 2012.

The international adventures of journalist Jane, manhunter Lucy and zookeeper Amelia continue - this time in the Egyptian desert. 

Written by and starring The Boom Jennies:

Anna Emerson
Lizzie Bates
Catriona Knox

When Jane's mum reveals that a member of her travel party, the gorgeous Dr Ralph, recently disappeared while they were on a guided tour of King Mufitez's tomb just outside Cairo, Jane reckons she's onto a sure-fire front-pager. 

Chronically single Lucy is more than happy to drop everything in pursuit of the good doctor and Amelia is enticed along by the promise of a camel ride. However their sandy quest turns out to be far from straightforward. Our heroes are forced to endure extremes of temperature, fierce desert winds and a ten thousand year-old cobra - with only their foul smelling, asthmatic and worryingly cheap camel to help them. 

Will they make it to King Mufitez's tomb? Will they find Dr Ralph? And will they ever get all that sand out of their pants?

A series of fast-paced mini-adventures.

Jane...................Catriona Knox
Lucy...................Lizzie Bates
Amelia................Anna Emerson
Angela................Felicity Montagu

Audio production by Matt Katz.

Producers: Dave Lamb and Richie Webb

A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2012.

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